Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Core i5-8265U

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Core i5-8265U and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, programming, video editing, machine learning. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, PassMark, Blender, Blender, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, Prime95, AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, PCMark 10, Handbrake, SuperPi, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), MATLAB, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Fallout 76
Valheim
Watch Dogs Legion
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Rainbow Six Siege
Halo Infinite
Fortnite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption 2
Borderlands 3
Overwatch
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Cyberpunk 2077
Valorant
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Last Man Standing

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8265U or Intel Pentium Gold G7400.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Pentium Gold G7400

51%

Core i5-8265U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400

51%

Core i5-8265U

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.5	91.4
Valorant	102.8	103.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.6	58.1
Apex Legends	96.6	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	77.9
Overwatch	83.3	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.4	51.9
Warzone	80.2	81.0
Assassin's Creed	86.3	87.2
Valheim	85.3	86.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G7400

56%

Core i5-8265U

201%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i5-8265U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G7400 since it has less power consumption: 46W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video editing or video rendering, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i5-8265U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	180	171
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	454	549
Cinbench 20 Single-core	449	401
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1021	1135
Cinbench 23 Single-core	667	606
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2251	1674

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i5-8265U
Single-Core	2746	2175
Multi-Core	4447	6181

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i5-8265U
Single-Core	786	907
Multi-Core	2407	3312

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i5-8265U
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2018
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1528
Core name	Alder Lake	Whiskey Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	8
Turbo Frequency		3.9 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	1.6 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	46 W	15 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	2.5 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	0x4693

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G7400 is 62% better than Core i5-8265U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8265U has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G7400. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8265U is better: 20
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Core i5-8265U before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium Gold G7400 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-8265U specs and review.